Toronto’s embattled mayor Rob Ford admitted to the City Council that he has bought illegal drugs, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The revelation comes a week after the flamboyant politician admitted to having smoked crack cocaine. Ford has stunned members of Toronto’s City Council by refusing to resign after he acknowledged having smoked crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor.” A video allegedly showing the mayor using the illegal drug is in the hands of Toronto police. Toronto’s City Council was set to vote on Wednesday on a first of two motions to isolate the mayor. “We really just have to build…

The remains of a former president of Brazil, Joao Goulart, will be exhumed on Wednesday to establish whether he died of natural causes or was poisoned. Mr Goulart, widely known as Jango, died in 1976 in exile in Argentina. His cause of death was deemed to have been a heart attack. But a former Uruguayan intelligence officer has said Mr Goulart was poisoned by agents working for the region’s military governments. He governed from 1961 to 1964. Forensic scientists commenced work on Wednesday morning, digging a hole in the grave to create an escape for gases which had formed inside…

QuestCinq.com/Football* updated @2:05 Comments: FULL TIME: It may only be half-time in this play-off, but Uruguay can surely start their preparations for Brazil. The two-time FIFA World Cup winners were full value for their win and their quality shone through. A wonderful Edinson CAVANI (URU) free kick topped off an efficient performance by La Celeste. Jordan pressed well, and had a golden opportunity to get back into the match at 2-0, but the tie is surely beyond Hossam Hassan’s men. The return leg is in Montevideo next week, but it will surely be a formality as Uruguay look to return…

The soul legend has lived in Switzerland for nearly 20 years. It looks like soul legend Tina Turner is taking a big step away from the good old U.S. of A. Turner recently filed paperwork with the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, to relinquish her American citizenship, The Washington Post reports, citing an official “activity report” from the embassy. The Post says Turner declared that she has few connections to the country of her birth other than family and she “has no plans to reside in the United States in the future.” Turner, 73, has lived in Switzerland for almost 20 years. She became a…

QuestCinq.com Another poll, another low water mark for President Obama. A new Quinnipiac University survey says American voters disapprove of Obama’s performance by 54% to 39%, the worst marks of his presidency. As with similar polls in recent days, most of Obama’s problems can be traced to criticism of the new health care plan, including website problems and cancellation notices on existing policies. Quinnipiac noted that Obama had a 45% approval rating at the start of October, the month the health care plan rollout began. “President Obama’s misstatement, ‘if you like your health plan, you can keep it,’ left a bad taste…

QuestCinq.com A jihadist rebel group affiliated to al-Qaeda has joined calls for a mass mobilisation in the Syrian city of Aleppo to halt a government advance. A statement by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) urged “all brigades and Muslims to face off against the enemy”, activists said. On Monday, six other Islamist rebel groups issued a call to arms in Aleppo. It came after the army secured the area around the city’s airport and retook a strategically important base nearby. Analysts said the capture of Base 80, a large military position which rebels had held since…